Beauty Must-Have: The Instant Skin Refresher You Need at Your Desk

A beauty line born from the team behind an event space seems random, at best. Alcohol or glow sticks, why not, but little about a warehouse says bronzer. Then again, most aren't Milk, the photo studio/gallery that's home to fashion week's coolest and most creative crowd—the kind of people whose clutches and bathroom cabinets you want to peer into. So, sure, I can make the jump and get behind bright shades and long-lasting formulas made for a party. But what I didn't expect was that the best Milk Makeup products, the ones that would make me wonder, "where has this been all my life?!," would fall under the skin care category.

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Lately, the Cooling Water is my favorite item on my desk. A gel stick of mineral-rich seawater and caffeine, it's basically like splashing your face at the sink, only nothing gets wet and your makeup doesn't get ruined. You just get the cooling, snap-out-of-it effect with bonus depuffing benefits under the eyes—perfect for 4 PM slumps at the office or mornings after nights at Milk.